DEMOCRACY IN ACTION

Aimed towards creating an awakened and informed citizenry, the Anti -Corruption Commission (ACC) will conduct Gewog Awareness and Advocacy program to commemorate the International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD) on December 9, and the following week, December 10-16 as the National Anti-Corruption Week (NACW) in Bhutan. According to ACC, corruption in rural …

However, the country’s economy grew by only 4.6 percent, one of the slowest in recent years Despite recording a sharp fall in growth rate, the tertiary sector’s performance at the broad aggregate level for the year 2012 has been much better than the primary and secondary sectors. Recent reports published …

Thimphu, the capital city, once flooded with tenants in search of empty apartments is now faced with another challenge, a complete reverse of the earlier scenario. With buildings mushrooming everywhere from the city’s heart to its outskirts, many new vacant apartments are now lying unoccupied after months of its completion. …

The second convocation for graduates from nine colleges across the country is being held today at the Royal Thimphu College. At the event, His Majesty the King, as Chancellor of the Royal University of Bhutan (RUB) will award the degree certificates to the college graduates. About 2,388 graduates will participate …

A shorter version of the ‘Move for Health Walk 2002’ led by ex-Health Minister Sangay Ngedup With the aim to promote healthy life styles and to raise fund for the Bhutan Health Trust Fund (BHTF), ‘Move for Health Walk 2013’ led by Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Minister of Health Tandin …

The base of Bhutan’s prominent mountain, Jhomolhari will be jam packed with visitors and the people from the local communities on October 23 to celebrate the first ever mountain festival in the country. Dedicated to the pristine snow-capped mountain Jhomolhari, 28 households from Thimphu and 18 households from Soe are …

For the first time, Members of Parliament from both houses and political parties among others also addressed the NGOP this year The Prime Minister, Labour Minister, President of Bhutan Kuen-Nyan Party, Vice President of Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa and other senior government official yesterday met the graduates, who are currently attending …

To raise awareness and promote better understanding of the country’s climate change issues and potential strategies of adaptation a five-day SERVIR Himalaya Youth Forum on ‘Empowering Youth for Climate Research in Bhutan’ is in progress at Sherubtse College, Trashigang which concludes today. The event is conducted in line with the …

The question was from a private media house on government support for media houses, but it soon turned into the cabinet airing its views on what it saw as one-sided coverage of the Parliament by the National Broadcaster and Radio and also to some extent the National Paper. The Prime …

Given that Bhutan’s foreign policy was an election issue the Prime Minister in response to a question on bilateral and multilateral ties laid out the broad contours of Bhutan’s foreign policy in the coming years. He said, “The government is going to continue with policies that were started and implemented …